Vespri Aromatico
Nobile 1942 (2013)

Nobile 1942 Vespri Aromatico retraces the notorious olfactory routes yet previously delineated by several fizzy-herbal testosteronic (partially ozonic) aromatic fougeres of the "sporty" past (scents a la Byblos Uomo 1993 in particular, Lanvin L'Homme, several "Nautilus's-Nautica's" and partially Aqua Quorum and Basile Uomo jump indeed on mind). The aroma is immediately characterized by a sort of lemony-floral spicy-fluidy fizziness really intense and aromatic (I detect lime, violet leaves, orange, nutmeg, aromatic-minty herbs and ozonic traces). Bergamot in particular is really sparkling, almost medicinal and is linked (overall as main top elements of the olfactory evolution) with herbs, dill-fennel and ozonic patterns. There is a sharply floral heart really fresh and vegetal (a jasmine-violet-geranium accord imo, at least this one seems to be the feeling). The aroma (as usual in this cases) morphs down a conventional woody-mossy-ambery (synthetic ambergris) base according to a "scheme" that we used to detect in to several less sporty and more properly mossy classic recipes (far greater scents a la Enrico Coveri Pour Homme and Givenchy Xeryus jump on mind for their mossiness with all the necessary proportions). The dry down is fresh, more than vaguely "oceanic", floral, spicy (piquant and virile simil-ambergris) and aromatic but unfortunately nothing new seems to be out bright under the sun. Whichever Adidas or modern Paco Rabanne (Invictus is not for instance so far from this one in the olfactory ocean) could smell indeed like this fragrance. Barely neutral my rating (buy just cause I don't detect in here a "particular excess of fault").
The deep dry down is far better (though far to be groundbreaking), more virile, "moody", dusty and vibrant.

Clean, artificial, green-citrus spicy and aromatic blend, with an aquatic vibe and a frankly odd fennel note – "odd" because personally to me it does not really fit that well the composition. The general mood is however quite on the floor cleaner side, a lot of synthetic aromas, the scent is mediocrely pleasant and transparent as any cheap and dull "summer spicy" scent. Green notes (from mossy to herbal), aldehydes, woody notes (cashmeran), calone and not much else. Slightly camphoraceus drydown with dusty green-metallic notes. Not horrific, but surely Nobile can do way better than this.

5/10